Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-12-23
THE LEGISLATURE.
RICHMOND, Dec. 1.-THE gov
ernor sent to the Legislature today
the following:

useless office and that the records
and books be turned over to thu
second auditors office. | baseC
snch recommendation on the fac
that in the opinion of the seconC
auditor given at my requesO ne
addition to The clerical force nov
in his office will be necessary altel
the bulk of the funding has beer
completed.
The following figures are given
Present plan: Salary of register
of land office, 1880; seven police
men at 500 per month--per annum
$500. Total, $4,000.
On the proposed plan: Six pc
licemen at SG5 per month-SL6SO
one chief of police and superinten
dent of public building at $50 pei
month-S1, 900. Total, 50, 200.
The expense account of the state
would thus be ultimately diminish
ed by 81, 2G0 per annum.
FITZHUGH LEE.
Mr.. Smoot offered the following
which was adopted:
Resolred, That thesecOnd auditor
be directed to furnish for the use Of
the senate, at the earliest practical
moment, statement of the amount
Of money which Will be necessary tC
pay the interest on the public debt
of Virginia when the same shall al
have been funded into RmdlebergeI
bonds, for the purpose of enabling
the Legislature to provide by proper
legislation for the payment OF the
interest upon said debt as tho same
shall accrue.
In response to a resolution OF the
senate of Virginia in reference tC
the cost, &C., of the substitution Of
free labor for the convict labor now
employed in and around the CAPT
tol, the register of the land office
sent to the senate today a cOmmu
nicatiOn showing that there are five
convicts at the capitol and two OF
three at the governors mansiOn.-
Those employed at the capitol build
ing build fires, sweep and dust th'
building, scour floors, wash win
dows and spittoOns, saw and spill
all wood used, cart off all garbage
cut grass on square, sweep walk
and repair walks. Outside thu
square they put away all fuel an'
clean yards, &C., for court of APP
peals, superintendent public in
struction, commissioner agriculture
superintendent public printing, Loaf
and unload books and printed mat
| ter for the latter; load and UNLOAD
arms and ammunition Tor the adj
| iutant general, with many othe
duties. The register says: 81 d.
not think less than four men cal
perform the labor now performed
by cOnvicts around the capitol nm
less their labOrs should be confined
to the capitol grounds and build
lings, in which case three men woul'
be sufficient, with two for the gov
ernor's mansion and yards, whicl
would make total Of five at cos
OF probably $50 per month.
In response to a resolution of in
quiry adopted by the house as t
the number Of cOnvicts in the pen
Tertiary, Mr.. w. w. Moses, super
intendent of the Virginia penlter
tiary, sent communication to tia
body to-day showing that the tota
number of male eonvicts under tn
age of eighteen years is III ; e
males, 22-total, 1913. Accompany
ing the communication was "A r.
port showing the counties iroT
which they were sent. Ordered t
be printed.
The House passed the bill sn'
pending the operation OF the net
code until May 1st.
The bill to amend the rape la'
was, on recommendation of th
committee on courts Of justice, dl:
missed.
Mr.. Waddill, in the House today
introduced a bill to prevent peniter
tlary convicts being employed i
competition with honest labor
The bill prohibits the governor
board of directors or the superb
tendent of the penitentiary froI
hiring out by contract or allow t
be employed any of the convicts i
the penitentiary mot already hire
out under cOntract III any mechar
ical or skilled labor that will com
in competition with honest mechaI
les or skilled labOrers OF the state
sc. Referred.
RICHMOND, December 1S.-.ln til
House OF Delegates yesterday tn
Committee on offices and officers a
the capitol, submitted report tina
they had examined into that poi
ton of the governors report recon
mending the abolition of the oflic
of the register of the land Office
and that they were of opinion tina
such a step would be inexpedien
at the present time. A cOmmun
cation was received from the Coy
ernor, stating as a reason for hi
recommendation that it would cav
the State over 81 200 per annum.
There was a great deal Of discus
sion over the question, which wa
disposed of by being sent back t
the committee.
Immediately after the adjourn
ment of the House the Commute
on offices and officers at the capitC
met, and adjourned until D O'cloc
yesterday afternoon so that tn
governor and register might L
present at their deliberations.
The committee met again at
o'clock, Governor Lee and Nj
Wlngfeld being present. After
full discussion the committee dC
cided to adhere to their origina
report-that is "that it is inexpt
dent to abolish the office at tn
present time.
Trains Snow.Bound.